THE “SPEED KILLS”
3-5-3
BLITZ AND STUNT PACKAGE
BACON ACADEMY
ADVANTAGES OF THE 3-5-3
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NOT MANY COACHES KNOW HOW TO BLOCK AND
GAME PLAN FOR IT.
IT IS EXTREMELY FLEXIBLE. NICKLE-DIME
SUBSTITUTIONS CAN EASILY BE MADE WITHOUT
DISRUPTING YOUR WHOLE SCHEME.
THE DEFENSE IS AN 8 MAN FRONT, YET YOU HAVE 5
DEFENSIVE BACKS ON THE FIELD FOR PASS
COVERAGE.
IT ALLOWS THE USE OF SMALLER SPEED TYPE
PLAYERS.
OFFENSES DO NOT KNOW WHO IS COMING OR FROM
WHERE.
IT IS CONFUSING TO OFFENSIVE LINEMEN.
DEFENSIVE PHILOSOPHY
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WE WILL DICTATE WHAT THE OFFENSE
RUNS, NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND.
WE CAN ADJUST TO ANYTHING WE SEE.
WE ARE NOT COUNTER PUNCHERS, WE DO
NOT REACT; WE ANTICIPATE & ATTACK.
WE NEED A SURGE UP THE FIELD BY OUR DL
AND OUR BLITZES. WE WILL MAKE A NEW
LOS 1 YARD BACK FROM WHERE IT WAS.
ALL 5 OFFENSIVE LINEMEN WILL HAVE TO
ACCOUNT FOR OUR 3 DEFENSIVE LINEMEN.
DEFENSIVE POSITIONS
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WE SPLIT OUR DEFENSE DOWN THE MIDDLE. A
STRONG SIDE AND A WEAK SIDE. BY DOING THIS IT
SIMPLIFIES OUR CALLS.
OUR OLBS ARE CALLED SPUR (STRONG) AND
BANDIT (WEAK)
OUR ILBS ARE CALLED BOB (STRONG) AND FRANK
(WEAK)
OUR NOSE AND MIKE ARE IN THE MIDDLE.
YOU CAN ALSO RUN THIS DEFENSIVE BY SIDESRIGHT SIDE/ LEFT SIDE. THE PLAYERS SIMPLY
NEED TO KNOW WHAT SIDE THE ARE ON AS
DICTATED BY THE STRENGTH CALL.
DEFENSIVE CALLING
PROCEDURE
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THE FIRST THING WE NEED TO DO IS MAKE A
STRENGTH CALL. WE DETERMINE OUR
STRENGTH TO THE TE, IF NO TE TO THE 2
RECEIVER SIDE, IF BALANCED TO THE FIELD.
SOMETIMES THROUGH GAME-PLANNING WE
WILL DECIDE TO ALWAYS CALL THE
STRENGTH TO THE FIELD.
WE WILL ALWAYS MOVE OUR FRONT SO
THEN WE CAN SIMPLY TAG A BLITZ ONTO
THE LINE STUNT.
3-5-3 LINE CALLS
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NOSE AND TACKLES LISTEN FORIN, OUT, PINCH, SLANT STRONG, SLANT
WEAK
IN
T
N
T
CROSSOVER STEP, DIP AND RIP AND GET TO ASSIGNED GAP.
TACKLES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR B GAPS, NOSE ALWAYS SLANTS
STRONG.
OUT
T
N
T
CROSSOVER STEP, DIP AND RIP AND GET TO ASSIGNED GAP.
TACKLES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR C GAPS, NOSE ALWAYS SLANTS
STRONG.
PINCH
T
N
T
CROSSOVER STEP, DIP AND RIP AND GET TO ASSIGNED GAP.
TACKLES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR B GAPS, NOSE SLANTS WEAK.
SLANT STRONG
T
N
T
CROSSOVER STEP, DIP AND RIP AND GET TO ASSIGNED GAP.
WEAK TACKLE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR B GAP, STRONG TACKLE HAS
C GAP, NOSE ALWAYS SLANTS STRONG.
SLANT WEAK
T
N
T
CROSSOVER STEP, DIP AND RIP AND GET TO ASSIGNED GAP.
WEAK TACKLE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR C GAP, STRONG TACKLE HAS
B GAP, NOSE SLANTS WEAK.
BLITZES
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DOG – SENDS ILB’S FRANK, MIKE & BOB
FIRE – SENDS OLB’S SPUR & BANDIT
SLAM – SENDS SPUR
BAM – SENDS BANDIT
GO CALL SENDS THAT LB
WEAK or STRONG CAN BE TAGGED TO DOG
or FIRE TO SEND ILB/OLB ON THAT SIDE,
MIKE WILL NEVER GO ON ST or WK CALL
MIKE GO
T
N
T
F
M
B
MIKE WILL SLANT TO THE A GAP OPPOSITE OF THE SLANT BY THE
NOSE
FRANK GO
T
N
T
F
M
B
THE FRANK SLANTS TO THE GAP OPPOSITE OF THE SLANT OF THE
TACKLE
BOB GO
T
N
T
F
M
B
BOB BLITZES THE GAP OPPOSITE FROM THE SLANT OF THE
TACKLE
DOG SIT
T
N
T
F
M
B
BOTH ILBS WILL BLITZ UNCOVERED GAPS WHEN DOG SIT IS CALLED
DOG STRONG
T
N
T
F
M
B
DOG STRONG SENDS BOTH MIKE AND BOB
DOG WEAK
T
N
T
F
M
B
DOG WEAK SENDS BOTH FRANK AND MIKE
DOG
T
N
T
F
M
B
SENDS FRANK, MIKE & BOB.
BOB A
T
N
T
F
M
B
FRANK A
T
N
T
F
M
B
DOUBLE A
T
N
T
F
M
B
FIRE STRONG
B
T
N
T
F
M
B
S
FIRE WEAK
B
T
N
T
F
M
B
S
FIRE
B
T
N
T
F
M
B
S
IN FIRE
B
T
N
T
F
M
B
S
SLANT STRONG BAM
B
T
N
T
F
M
B
S
SLANT WEAK SLAM
B
T
N
T
F
M
B
S
IN FIRE BOB GO
B
T
N
T
F
M
B
IN FIRE ST BAM
S
IN FIRE MIKE GO
B
T
N
T
F
M
B
S
IN FIRE FRANK A
B
T
N
T
F
M
B
S
IN FIRE ST/WK FRANK A
B
T
N
T
F
M
B
S
IN BAM MIKE GO
B
T
N
T
F
M
B
S
IN FIRE STRONG
B
T
N
T
F
M
B
S
IN FRANK FIRE
B
T
N
T
F
M
B
S
IN BOB FIRE
B
T
N
T
F
M
B
S
OUT FIRE
B
T
N
T
F
M
B
S
SLANT STRONG DOG
B
T
N
T
F
M
B
S
SLANT WEAK DOG
B
T
N
T
F
M
B
S
IN DOG SLAM C
B
T
N
T
F
M
B
S
MARRYING CALLS
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THE COACH MUST MARRY CALLS
BETWEEN THE LINE CALL AND THE
BLITZ.
EXAMPLE- YOU CAN’T CALL “IN STUD A”
BECAUSE THERE WOULD BE 2 PEOPLE
IN THE SAME GAP. INSTEAD “PINCH
STUD A” NEEDS TO CALLED.
OUR ADVICE
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KEEP AN OPEN MIND- BE WILLING TO
THINK “OUTSIDE THE BOX”
BE CREATIVE
COVER ALL GAPS
REMEMBER- PLAYERS MAKE PLAYSWE ONLY TRY TO PUT THEM IN THE
CORRECT SPOTS.